Rupert Everett

Rupert Everett
Born
Rupert James Hector Everett

(1959-05-29) 29 May 1959 (age 64)
Alma materCentral School of Speech and Drama
OccupationActor
Years active1981–present
Notable workAnother Country
My Best Friend's Wedding
An Ideal Husband

Rupert James Hector Everett (/ˈɛvərɪt/; born 29 May 1959) is an English actor. He first came to public attention in 1981 when he was cast in Julian Mitchell's play and subsequent film Another Country (1984) as a gay pupil at an English public school in the 1930s; the role earned him his first BAFTA Award nomination. He received a second BAFTA nomination and his first Golden Globe Award nomination for his role in My Best Friend's Wedding (1997), followed by a second Golden Globe nomination for An Ideal Husband (1999).